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Is Grant Hills Motel Still Open? Hotel Impossible Update (Galena, IL)

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As of September 2026, Grant Hills Motel is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed July 2026.

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Yelp ·
Secondary source
booking.com ·

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What the source shows: A Yelp listing updated 2026-07 and a Booking.com guest review dated June 2026 both show Grant Hills Motel operating at 9372 US-20.

  • Season / episode Season 6, Episode 10
  • Original air date
  • Address 9372 US-20, Galena, IL 61036

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What happened after Hotel Impossible?

Hotel Impossible (Travel Channel) featured the Grant Hills Motel in Galena, Illinois, in the episode 'Spinning Out of Control,' which aired 2015-11-03 (S6E10). Host Anthony Melchiorri's Travel Channel series works with small, independently run motels on operational and guest-experience problems, and the Grant Hills Motel, at 9372 US-20 outside Galena, was one of the properties featured. The motel's own site, granthills.com, carries a 2024 copyright date rather than 2026, so it does not by itself establish current operation. More recent listings do. A Yelp listing for the business, updated in 2026-07, carries reviews and photos and lists the property at the same US-20 address. A Booking.com guest review dated June 2026 rated the property 8.0 out of 10 and praised its cleanliness and affordability. Guest feedback summarized across Tripadvisor and Kayak in 2026 describes a pet-friendly, smoke-free motel with a seasonal outdoor pool, laundry facilities, a 24-hour front desk, and rates around $76 a night. No dated source reviewed for this batch reports a closure, sale, or name change for the Grant Hills Motel since the 2015 episode aired. The property continues to be listed under the Grant Hills Motel name across every booking platform checked for this record, and the address given on each of those platforms matches the US-20 location used on the show.

Featured on Hotel Impossible

Season / episode
Season 6, Episode 10
Original air date
Episode title
Spinning Out of Control
What was featured
Independently owned highway motel outside Galena worked on for operational issues
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Grant Hills Motel

Frequently asked questions

Is Grant Hills Motel still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Grant Hills Motel is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed July 2026.

What happened to Grant Hills Motel after Hotel Impossible?

Hotel Impossible (Travel Channel) featured the Grant Hills Motel in Galena, Illinois, in the episode 'Spinning Out of Control,' which aired 2015-11-03 (S6E10). As of September 2026, Grant Hills Motel is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed July 2026.

Where is Grant Hills Motel located?

9372 US-20, Galena, IL 61036. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Hotel Impossible featured Grant Hills Motel?

Season 6, Episode 10 of Hotel Impossible, first aired November 3, 2015. The episode is titled “Spinning Out of Control”.

What do reviews say since Hotel Impossible?

A Yelp listing for the business, updated in 2026-07, carries reviews and photos and lists the property at the same US-20 address. We summarise what dated sources report; we do not publish our own rating.

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Address
9372 US-20, Galena, IL 61036
Venue type
hotel
Official website
granthills.com

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Sources

  • Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/grant-hills-motel-galena
  • booking.com — https://www.booking.com/reviews/us/hotel/grant-hills-motel.html
  • granthills.com — http://www.granthills.com/

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